"Old Knives"

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Thanks, waynorth, and here's a few more pictures.

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Just had to bump this Knife of Herders. What an amazing Knife - typical of Robeson having such deep beautiful Jigged Bone Handles.

Thank you Jake, Augie, Charlie and Herder for the comments on the knives.

Stuart- two nice Knives - I love those Camillus / Sears Knives- so extremely well built.
The Morleys is in great shape !
 
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Campbellclanman Campbellclanman , waynorth waynorth Thanks, guys, Yes, Charlie, the build on the Sears surprised me (but Camillus was batting 1.000 back then, I understand).
Luger1952 Luger1952 That Robeson jack is a stunner. I've gone back several times to look it over. Thanks for sharing.
Some very interesting and handsome knives, folks!!
- Stuart
 
herder said:
That's a fine old horseman model danno50, and I believe it dates to the early 1900s. Enclosed is a 1909 catalog illustration showing a two blade T. Ellin model with the same blade tang stamp and tang profile with a similar kick as yours. While the handle could certainly be checkered horn, I wouldn't rule out the possibility of hard rubber or some other synthetic composite. Many English and American companies were using synthetic handle materials in the 19th and 20th centuries which mimicked stag and jigged bone quite well. I have one old Sheffield catalog which uses the term "Black Checkered" along side of other handle materials including stag, bone, horn, ivory, pearl, and ebony. Your pictures are good, but it is still difficult to properly critique a knife when not in hand.

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Herder, thanks for the comments and the catalog cut showing the same tang stamp. Very nice Robeson bolster lock!
Two beautiful knives, Campbellclanman, I am very partial to the Camillus!
Great Robeson, Lloyd, as has been mentioned in other posts, interesting jigging!
Very nice dogleg, Augie!
Lovely pair, Stuart!
Dan
 
Augie said:
Lloyd, Duncan, Herder, really top notch knives! Duncan, love the Schrade trapper, real beauty.

Picked up this Ulster Knife Co NY this week, large ebony dogleg, just over 3 3/4", blade s are close to full and still has a faint Ulster Brand blade etch. last pic shows it next to the latest GEC 56 just to give an idea on size.

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What an Ebony Beauty Augie my friend!
 
No knife pics posted since Sunday. Here is a fairly old one. Naugatuck Cutlery Co., have seen knives manufactured in Naugatuck, but have never seen one of these posted anywhere. Goins says the curved stamp was 1872 to 1888. The company was gone by 1891. Knife has been cleaned and lightly buffed.
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Dan that is a wonderful/great 130+ year old bare end Jack! Not overly or to aggressively cleaned and buffed—Tang Stamps still very legible for a folder this old. Very nice with two large blades spear and sf!!! Don’t believe I have ever seen that stamp before. How long is it closed? I would certainly pursue it if I had the chance to add one like it too my collection. Thanks Dan for sharing!
 
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As Lloyd stated Dan, what a beauty and so unusual with 2 full size blades, all jacks I have seen like that have a pen secondary, GREAT KNIFE!!
 
danno50 said:
No knife pics posted since Sunday. Here is a fairly old one. Naugatuck Cutlery Co., have seen knives manufactured in Naugatuck, but have never seen one of these posted anywhere. Goins says the curved stamp was 1872 to 1888. The company was gone by 1891. Knife has been cleaned and lightly buffed.
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Wow! 19th century bareheaded ebony jack with long pulls and swedges. That's my kryptonite. :D
 
danno50 said:
No knife pics posted since Sunday. Here is a fairly old one. Naugatuck Cutlery Co., have seen knives manufactured in Naugatuck, but have never seen one of these posted anywhere. Goins says the curved stamp was 1872 to 1888. The company was gone by 1891. Knife has been cleaned and lightly buffed.
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Carpenter's knife! I suggested the pattern in a 3 1/2 size for the forum knife last year. Neat knife!

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Wow! 19th century bareheaded ebony jack with long pulls and swedges. That's my kryptonite. :D
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I suspected you had super powers :D
 
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T. Erdelyi, What is the brand of the center knife? I ask as I have a "Seneca" Cutlery Co. Utica N.Y." knife that looks exactly the same. Thanks. John
 
Thanks for stirring the pot, Dan!! Nice, rare old knife!!

You too, Ted! Wurlitzer is a great name on a ring-turn knife!! Wheee!!
 
Thanks guys for all the kind comments. Sorry, forgot to post the length. It is 3 3/4".
Dan
 
T.Erdelyi, I see on another link that the middle knife is a Camillus, and looking closer at my Seneca, looks like your pull is longer than mine, and mine does not have a swedge at the end of the blade, other than that it is a mirror image of your Camillus. John
 
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What is the smooth metal-handled knife on the lower right, Ted?
 
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